Dying Slave [plaster cast]

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Title	Dying Slave [plaster cast]
Alternate Title	Reproduction of the Dying Slave
View	General view, from above
Work Type	copies (derivative objects) reproductions replicas visual works sculpture (visual work)
Style/Period	Nineteenth century Renaissance
Attribution	after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian sculptor, 1475-1564) Monsieur Toquiere (French cast maker, active ca. 1860-1890)
Creator Name	Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564
Creator Nationality	Italian
Contributors to Project	Toquiere, fl. ca. 1860-1890
Subject.work	allegorical death or burial figure, male Julius II, Pope, 1443-1513 binding nude figure
Country	United Kingdom
City	London
State/Province	England
Architectural Material	patinated plaster
Technique	casting (process)
Dates	ca. 1863 (creation)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	5/25/2007
Subject Information	Copy of one of six original marble 'slaves' executed by Michelangelo for the tomb of Pope Julius II (Pope 1503; d. 1513), of which two are now in the Louvre (from the 1513 phase of the tomb project) and four are in the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. In 1794, the Rebellious and Dying Slaves were purchased for the French state, and have been preserved in the Musee du Louvre ever since.
Information.source	V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) [website]; http://www.vam.ac.uk/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art); Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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